Cron Job Every 10 Days At 8:00 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 10 days at 8:00 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:

0 20 */10 * *

This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):

“Every 10 days at 8:00 pm.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a task that is scheduled to run at a specific time or interval. Cron jobs are commonly used to automate system maintenance or administration tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.

A crontab is a file containing commands and instructions for the cron daemon to execute. The crontab is used to schedule jobs (commands or shell scripts) to run periodically at certain times or dates.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 10 days at 8:00 pm“:

Field 1: (0) indicates that the task will be run at minute 0.

Field 2: (20) indicates that the task will be run at hour 20 (8 pm).

Field 3: (*/10) indicates that the task will be run every 10 days.

Field 4: (*) indicates that the task will be run every month.

Field 5: (*) indicates that the task will be run every day of the week.

 

FUN FACT: If you need to temporarily disable a cron job, you can simply comment out the line in the crontab file that corresponds to that particular task..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 10 days at 8:00 pm for several reasons, including:

• run a backup every 10 days at 8:00 pm
• send a reminder email every 10 days at 8:00 pm
• check for updates every 10 days at 8:00 pm

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 8 days
• every 4 days
• every 3 days
• every 1 day
• every 6 days
• every 8 days at 10:00 pm
• every 8 days at 4:00 am

FUN FACT: Cron jobs are named after the Greek god Chronos, who represents time itself..

Wrapping Up

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If you are looking for cron jobs that run at certain minutes, hours, days, weekdays, or months, or if you are looking for miscellaneous cron jobs, then check out our relevant sections, or visit our crontab cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.